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Helen Marie (Best) VanAmburg

May 19, 1924 ~ November 28, 2018 (age 94)

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Helen VanAmburg, 94, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

Helen was born May 19, 1924 in Cape Girardeau County, the only child of Fred and Lena Schoen Best. Helen married Cleo C. VanAmburg on June 23, 1945, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. They had been married 62 years when Cleo passed away January 11, 2008.

Helen graduated from Oak Ridge High School and attended the former Southeast Teacher’s College in Cape Girardeau. She briefly taught elementary school in Hickory Ridge, MO and later worked at Davis Electric and Jackson Oil Co.

Helen was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas. She was a longtime member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and was active in the Concordia Guild. Helen enjoyed quilting, gardening, and sewing.